The Canon LC-E4N battery charger that comes as standard equipment with the 1D-X is rather large and difficult to pack for long trips. Has anyone found a smaller alternative that works safely with LP-E4N batteries?

Don't try a "universal charger" like the one they sell at "The Source".... I have a friend who got one for her SX-40.... and it didn't work.... I tried it on my LP-E6's.... and it didn't work... she gave it to anther friend with a Rebel and it didn't work... and the last person in our group had a Nikon p/s and it worked for her...

Don't try a "universal charger" like the one they sell at "The Source".... I have a friend who got one for her SX-40.... and it didn't work.... I tried it on my LP-E6's.... and it didn't work... she gave it to anther friend with a Rebel and it didn't work... and the last person in our group had a Nikon p/s and it worked for her...

Moral of the story, universal chargers aren't....

Not surprised. Jack of all trades, master of none (actually cann't make any work)

Thanks, but no. The car charger just replaces the AC cord as a way to power the battery charger itself. The issue is that, uike the compact charger for many other batteries, the 1-series dual battery charger is the size of a paperback novel.

In a perfect world the batteries would be like the ones for a device at work: The wall-wart plugs into a charging base which can charge two batteries, or directly into one to charge it and power the device. In the meantime, we have the current (sorry) debacle.

The Canon LC-E4N battery charger that comes as standard equipment with the 1D-X is rather large and difficult to pack for long trips. Has anyone found a smaller alternative that works safely with LP-E4N batteries?

i've used an LC-E4 charger from China via ebay which is half the size and works fine for 1Ds batteries, but I've only used occasionally and therefore can't comment on longer term use. Funnily enough, I tend to drag 2 chargers wherever I travel, and the chinese clone is only used when I'm really tight on luggage (but I still take a Canon)

Is the LC-E4N "compatible" with LC-E4 ?

Just search for LC-E4 battery charger if you're interested...

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I travel on a lot of and have always wondered why Canon did not make a one battery charger (even if only to buy as an accessory). I use more than one battery a day quite frequently, but would be more than happy with a one battery charger if they made one. As it is now, I just travel with the original.

No third party charger is ever going anywhere near my Canon batteries.

I haven't found one for my LP-E4's and after the dismal experiences I had with even good quality third party chargers for my old 1 series batteries, I would be exceptionally wary if I did.

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I travel on a lot of and have always wondered why Canon did not make a one battery charger (even if only to buy as an accessory). I use more than one battery a day quite frequently, but would be more than happy with a one battery charger if they made one. As it is now, I just travel with the original.

I do agree, and would have purchased one like you if Canon did it as a backup. Any long trip (>1 week) then I always take 2 chargers, so two singles or a single n double would be ideal.

Thanks, but no. The car charger just replaces the AC cord as a way to power the battery charger itself. The issue is that, uike the compact charger for many other batteries, the 1-series dual battery charger is the size of a paperback novel.

Oops, I seem to have overlooked the added requirement of the base unit anyway. A proper 12v charger would be nice and small. I'm kind of disappointed that a third party like Targus doesn't make a model that does laptop and camera charging. Even a quasi-DC bus design that you can put 2-3 'ends' on (laptop, camera, phone, etc).

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I travel on a lot of and have always wondered why Canon did not make a one battery charger (even if only to buy as an accessory). I use more than one battery a day quite frequently, but would be more than happy with a one battery charger if they made one. As it is now, I just travel with the original.

No third party charger is ever going anywhere near my Canon batteries.